Diane Davisson knew she had to tap more than her feet to preserve the legacy of tap dancing. The producer, choreographer and dancer tapped into the movement’s history, as well as on the shoulders of ...

Dancers from Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia demonstrate the fundamentals of their styles, revealing deep historical roots.

The sound of tap shoes on Shore Cultural Centre’s hard wooden floors became highly apparent upon walking through the doors of The Cleveland Tap Dance Conservatory. The new dance group, started by ...

Maurice Hines was a dancer, a choreographer and an evangelist for the art of tap dancing. He and his brother, the famed Gregory Hines, helped keep tap in the public eye. Maurice Hines died on Friday ...

Alde Lewis and Zamira Williams hit the boards in The Tap Dance Kid. Credit: Photo by Carlos Figueroa @JPEGSbyCarlos Alde Lewis recalls dancing on Broadway with Tommy Tune as his director and ...

Originally beginning as a trio in 1925, The Four Step Brothers formed a legendary tap dancing group that is still revered almost a century later. Maceo Anderson, founder of The Step Brothers, always ...

A group of North Texas women has been working hard to preserve a style of dancing that had its heyday in the early part of the 20th century. The Class Act Tap Company will soon celebrate 40 years of ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! A three-day tap-dancing festival in Philadelphia commemorates the art form’s rich ...

Maurice Hines Jr., who hit the L.A. area when he was 70 for a Beverly Hills run of his show "Tappin' Through Life," has died at age 80. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) The scene from the movie ...